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November 2. To camp St-kahp. Travelled over smooth country, between long, 

 high, and smooth hills; passed by a small lake; crossed a small running stream, 

 and a short stretch of rocky, broken country 4 J 



Again over gently undulating country, and into a broad valley, in which are 

 several small lakes 3 



Over a very broken country, winding around among projecting masses of basalt, 

 to a long lake to right of trail If 



Trail passes near margin of the lake ; crosses the stream issuing from it; follows 

 the rocky canon in which the stream runs, and over a broken country to the stream 

 on which we encamped. Water and grass good ; wood abundant for camping 

 purposes , 9 







November 3. To camp Che-ra-kwa. Trail passes over a very barren and 

 broken country ; much outcropping lava and fragments of lava. Passes by one 

 small pond , 6 



Over a gently undulating country, broken by gently swelling ridges, and cov 

 ered with bunch-grass and sage bushes; no timber whatever; descend into the 

 deep valley of the Cherakwa 6 



Passes down this valley, which is bounded by very steep walls of basalt. The 

 trail occasionally passes over rocky points. Crossed the stream, and camped in a 

 small pocket, with good grass on the hills. Dead bushes the only fuel 5 







November 4. To camp on Lewis s fork, or Snake river. A short distance below 

 camp left the valley of Cherakwa; crossed a high, rocky spur, and re-entered the 

 valley. Soon left it and followed a high plateau, occasionally crossing rocky spurs; 

 crossed Cherakwa ; in the Peluse valley ; crossed Peluse 5 



Left valley of Peluse, here wide and barren, and destitute of timber. Passed 

 over a very high and broken country, mostly covered with lava. Grass occasion 

 ally on the hill-sides. Descended into valley of Peluse by a very steep and long 

 descent 9 



Followed valley of Peluse; crossed that stream, which is fringed with small tim 

 ber, and has but little grass. Arrived at the Snake river a short distance below 

 the mouth of Peluse. The animals swam over; the packs, &c., carried over in 

 canoes ; everything crossed in safety. Camped on the barren bank of the river. 



Good bunch-grass on the hills; used drift-wood for fuel; no other to be had 2f 







November 5. To camp on the Touchet. Ascended the high plateau bordering 

 Snake river; pass over a country made up of a mass of rounded hills; finally 

 arrived in a broad, smooth valley, without water ; thence into the fine valley of the 

 Touchet. Camped upon the stream; trail capital; excellent grass, soil, and wood; 

 no water from camp to camp 21 



November G. To camp at Whitman s Mission. Crossed the Touchet near camp; 

 passed over a country similar to that of yesterday; came into the valley of the 

 &quot;Dry Fork&quot; of Wallah- Wallah ; soil and grass excellent in the valley; no running 

 water 9f 



Followed this valley 3 



Left the valley, and passed over country similar to that between Touchet and 

 Dry fork; cross one small spring branch; reach the valley of Wallah- Wallah 

 river 4 



